"Who Said I Would" is a song performed by

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis and had a successful solo career, ac ...

that was originally recorded for his 1985 album ''

No Jacket Required ''No Jacket Required'' is the third solo studio album by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 18 February 1985 by Virgin Records in the UK and by Atlantic and WEA internationally. After finishing touring commi ...

'' but was released in 1991 as a single from his live album '' Serious Hits... Live!'' in the United States and Japan.

History

Collins originally wrote and recorded the song for the album, ''

''. The live version was released as the sole single from the '' Serious Hits... Live!'' album in the United States, reaching number 73 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The original version was later remixed into the '' 12"ers'' album.

Music video

A music video of the original version was filmed for the ''No Jacket Required'' home video. It featured Collins playing the song in a concert. The single version also had a music video of Collins playing the song during his ''... But Seriously'' tour. Only the second video is available on Phil Collins' YouTube channel (and was uploaded here in 2018).

Charts

Credits

– lead vocals * Brad Cole – keyboards *

Daryl Stuermer Daryl Mark Stuermer (born November 27, 1952) is an American musician, songwriter, singer, and record producer best known for playing the guitar and bass for Genesis during live shows, and lead guitar for Phil Collins during most solo tours and ...

– guitar *

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– bass *

Chester Thompson Chester Thompson (born December 11, 1948) is an American drummer best known for his tenures with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Weather Report, Santana (band), Santana, Genesis (band), Genesis and Phil Collins. Thompson has performed ...

– drums * The Phenix Horns **

Don Myrick Donald Myrick (April 6, 1940 – July 30, 1993) was an American saxophonist. A member of the Phenix Horns, he was best known for his work with Earth, Wind & Fire and Phil Collins. He played alto, tenor, and soprano sax as a member of Earth, W ...

– saxophone, sax solo **

Louis Satterfield Louis Edward Satterfield (April 3, 1937 – September 27, 2004) was an American bassist and trombonist. Satterfield was a member of both The Pharaohs and the Phenix Horns. He also collaborated with prominent artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Mu ...

– trombone ** Harry Kim and Rhamlee Michael Davis – trumpets *

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, Bridgette Bryant and Fred White – backing vocals

Original version (1985)

– vocals,

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, the "odd" keyboard * David Frank – keyboards, Minimoog bass *

– guitars *

Gary Barnacle Gary Barnacle (born 1959) is an English saxophonist, flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer, and producer. Barnacle is primarily noted for his session work and live work, including various Prince's Trust concerts at Wembley Arena, th ...

– sax solo * The Phenix Horns **

– saxophone **

– trombone **Rhamlee Michael Davis – trumpet **Michael Harris – trumpet

References

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